MO HR1391

Recognizes November as "COPD Awareness Month" in Missouri to raise awareness about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and its impacts on state citizens

Notes that COPD affects an estimated 24 million people and kills more than 120,000 Americans annually, with one death occurring every four minutes

Identifies COPD as the third leading cause of death in the United States as of 2008, predicted to remain the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2020

Cites the substantial economic burden of COPD at $42.6 billion in direct and indirect medical costs annually, including 1.5 million emergency room visits and 726,000 hospitalizations

Directs the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives to provide an inscribed copy of the resolution to the American Lung Association